ITEM! "Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu did a backflip and "superhero landing" during his first audition for the film.
ITEM! Poison Ivy will crop up on the CW's "Batwoman."
ITEM! Frank Oz says Disney doesn't want him to do Muppets voices anymore.
Pop Culture Roundup: Lee "Scratch" Perry; Ex-Avengers; Walt Disney World, and more!
ITEM! NPR remembers the great, and very eccentric, reggae dub producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, who died this week.
ITEM! The new Black Film Archive, created by the Criterion Collection, details more than 200 films made between 1915 and 1979.
ITEM! Avengers co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are reuniting for an action thriller titled "Ghosted."
ITEM! A new book about Rolling Stone's drummer Charlie Watts is zooming up the bestsellers lists following his recent death.
ITEM! ABC and Hulu will air a special honoring the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World.
ITEM! Disney+ plans a new series based on the Rocketeer.
Watch a new trailer for the new Velvet Underground documentary airing on Apple+ starting Oct. 15
Details:
The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock and roll’s most revered bands. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
Coming up: Official release - Small Faces live in 1966
An upcoming official release of the Small Faces in their mod prime. Order now from Amazon.
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"I am so pleased there is a record of us performing at this time. We were a great live act then and even though we started to have hits, our live act was never the same again. This gig is really what The Small Faces were all about... "
Kenney Jones, 2021
Restored by Tosh Flood and newly mastered by Nick Robbins who have worked on all previous Small Faces remasters on Decca and Immediate. From the archive of surviving band member Kenney Jones, two sets recorded at the Twenty Club in Mouscron, Belgiumon, 9 January 1966, capture incredible live versions of well-known songs alongside tracks the Small Faces never recorded in the studio.Deluxe gatefold CD digi-book designed by Phil Smee. Rare and previously unseen photos by Tony Gale. Printed inner sleeves and fully illustrated CD booklet with in-depth sleeve notes by Martin Payne (Making Time) feature exclusive interview with Kenney Jones.
Best new comic book covers of the week
These eye-catchers should be in shops this Wednesday. I dig this 60s-style Ramona Fradon variant cover for Aquaman's 80th anniversary one-shot:
Coming up: Universal Classic Monsters - Icons of Horror Collection 4K edition
Out Oct. 5. Order now from Amazon.
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From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. Universal Classic Monsters Icons of Horror Collection showcases 4 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and The Wolf Man. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and Claude Rains in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special effects.
Coming up: The Incredible Shrinking Man - The Criterion Collection
A spruced-up special edition of the sci-fi classic out Oct. 19. Order now from Amazon.
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Existentialism goes pop in this benchmark of atomic-age science fiction, a superlative adaptation of a novel by the legendary Richard Matheson that has awed and unnerved generations of viewers with the question, What is humanity’s place amid the infinity of the universe?
Six months after being exposed to a mysterious radiation cloud, suburban everyman Scott Carey (Grant Williams) finds himself becoming smaller . . . and smaller . . . and smaller—until he’s left to fend for himself in a world in which ordinary cats, mousetraps, and spiders pose a mortal threat, all while grappling with a diminishing sense of himself.
Directed by the prolific creature-feature impresario Jack Arnold with ingenious optical effects and a transcendent metaphysical ending, The Incredible Shrinking Man gazes with wonder and trepidation into the unknowable vastness of the cosmic void.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• New audio commentary featuring genre-film historian Tom Weaver and horror-music expert David Schecter
• New program on the film’s special effects by effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt
• New conversation between filmmaker Joe Dante and comedian and writer Dana Gould
• Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director’s Cut) (2021)• Interview from 2016 with Richard Christian Matheson, novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson’s son
• Interview with director Jack Arnold from 1983
• 8 mm home-cinema version from 1957
• Trailer and teaser narrated by filmmaker Orson Welles
• PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien
Hot Trax '71: Carole King, James Brown, Grand Funk Railroad
New songs on the charts 50 years ago this week.
Listen to the updated Hot Trax '71 playlist on Spotify.
Carole King - So Far Away / Smackwater Jack
James Brown - Make it Funky Pt. 1
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds - Annabella
Wilson Pickett - Call My Name, I'll Be There
Grand Funk Railroad - Gimme Shelter
Tin Tin - Is That the Way
Ray Stevens - All My Trials
Johnny Rivers with the Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers - Think His Name
The Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Ray Charles - Feel So Bad
Pop Culture Roundup: Werewolf By Night, Downtown Abbey, Rolling Stones and more!
ITEM! NPR pays tribute to the late, great country singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall.
ITEM! The Rolling Stones U.S. tour is still on, despite the death of drummer Charlie Watts this week.
ITEM! Marvel is reportedly developing a "Werewolf By Night" Halloween special for Disney+.
Upcoming book by designer Chip Kidd examines Fantastic Four #1 panel by panel
Out Nov. 16. Available for order now from Amazon.
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Timed for the 60th anniversary, the iconic and influential first issue of the Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, deconstructed by award-winning designer Chip Kidd; with text by Marvel editor Tom Brevoort and historian Mark Evanier; and photographs by Geoff Spear
The first issue of Fantastic Four by legendary creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced fans to a now-iconic team of Super Heroes—Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch, and the Thing—ushering in the modern Marvel Age of comics.
Kirby’s artistic contributions in this comic book revolutionized visual storytelling and brought a new reality to the way comics stories could be told, the ripple effects of which continue to influence comic book art to this day.
Sixty years after its publication in November 1961, this reimagining by award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd uses an original copy of the comic book (which initially sold for ten cents and now sells for astronomical prices in good condition) to present the classic story in a whole new way that is sure to engage both lifelong fans and the latest generation of Marvel enthusiasts.
The book also includes text by Marvel editor Tom Brevoort and historian Mark Evanier (Kirby: King of Comics). Stunningly photographed by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear, Fantastic Four no. 1 is showcased as you’ve never seen it before—oversized and up-close—a panel-by-panel exploration of the entire issue that captures every single detail and nuance of Lee’s story and Kirby’s groundbreaking artwork, making it a must-have for every comic book collection.
New music out this week: Beach Boys, Marshall Crenshaw, Bill Evans, more!
Our weekly list of new releases of note. Click the links to order from Amazon.
Coming up: Rolling Stones "Tattoo You" 40th anniversary edition
A 4-CD set out Oct. 22. Order now from Amazon.
Details:
Tattoo You celebrates 40 years with the release of a brand new Super Deluxe 4CD Boxset which includes the newly remastered version of Tattoo You, Lost & Found, Still Life: Wembley Stadium 1982 plus a bonus Picture Disc pressing of Tattoo You and a 124 Page Book featuring over 200 rare photos from recording sessions & world tour + interviews with producer Chris Kimsey & photographer Hubert Kretzscmar. The package includes a special lenticular sleeve.
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